According to the statement, EUR596.8 million have been attracted over the past three and a half months, double from EUR295 million allocated for the 2007-2013 period.
Romania has until December 31, 2015 to absorb European non-reimbursable funds under the operational program for transport.
The program is the main funding source for some of Romania’s strategic infrastructure programs and its beneficiaries include Romania’s national roads and highway authority CNADNR and railway company CFR SA.
The program’s overall budget amounts to nearly EUR5.3 billion, of which EUR4.5 billion are covered by European funds and the remainder is covered by state budget funds.